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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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